Where does Millettia speciosa grow in rural areas, and what are the benefits and contraindications of drinking it as an infusion?
Millettia speciosa, also known as pig's trotter hat, golden bell root, mountain lotus root, etc., can be harvested all year round, with autumn being the best time to dig up the roots. Wash clean, slice and sun-dry, or steam first and then sun-dry. So, where does Millettia speciosa grow in the rural wild? Can it be brewed in water to drink? What benefits does it have for the body? Who should not eat it?
1. Where does Millettia speciosa grow in the rural wild?
Wild Millettia speciosa grows in deep mountains and secluded valleys, and is distributed in Hainan, Fujian, Taiwan, China, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, and Jiangxi. It has a sweet fragrance and a mild nature, and has the effects of tonifying yang, nourishing the kidneys and supplementing deficiency, strengthening the sinews and activating the collaterals, calming the liver, and moistening the lungs.
2. Can Millettia speciosa be brewed in water to drink? What benefits does it have for the body?
Millettia speciosa can be brewed in water to drink. It has the effects of calming the liver, moistening the lungs, nourishing the kidneys and supplementing deficiency, and strengthening the sinews and activating the collaterals. Suitable groups. People with kidney deficiency, weak blood and qi, rheumatic bone pain, frequent coughing, acute and chronic bronchitis, and smokers. Millettia speciosa is the plant Millettia pulchra of the genus Millettia in the Fabaceae family, and its root is used as medicine. Millettia speciosa has the effects of supplementing deficiency and moistening the lungs, and strengthening the sinews and activating the collaterals. It mainly treats lumbar muscle strain, rheumatoid arthritis, lung heat, lung deficiency cough, pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, chronic hepatitis, spermatorrhea, and leukorrhea.
3. Who should not eat Millettia speciosa?
Millettia speciosa belongs to the category of traditional Chinese medicinal foods, and all have certain side effects, so it should be eaten in moderation; every medicine has some toxicity. Millettia speciosa currently has no groups who should avoid it. Everything has its own different nutritional value and properties, and by matching foods well according to the body's condition, we can become healthier.
★How to eat Millettia speciosa
1. Eucommia and pork bone soup
[Ingredients]: 3 liang fresh Millettia speciosa, 5 qian Eucommia, 1 jin Xi Shi bones, 8 red dates (pitted), appropriate amount of seasoning.
[Method]: Soak and wash Millettia speciosa, cut into sections; blanch the Xi Shi bones; soak and wash the Eucommia and red dates; put all ingredients into a clay pot, add water and simmer for about 3 hours, then season and drink.
[Dietary therapy effects]: Tonifies the liver and kidneys, strengthens the sinews and bones, tonifies the spleen and boosts qi.
2. Radix Moghaniae pork bone soup
[Ingredients]: 3 liang fresh Millettia speciosa, 1 liang Radix Moghaniae, 1 jin Xi Shi bones, 2 candied dates, appropriate amount of seasoning.
[Method]: Wash the Xi Shi bones and blanch them; cut the fresh Millettia speciosa into small sections, and soak and wash together with Radix Moghaniae and candied dates; put all ingredients into a clay pot, add water and simmer for about 3 hours, then season and serve.
[Dietary therapy effects]: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens the sinews and bones.
3. Chestnut and dried oyster soup
[Ingredients]: 3 liang fresh Millettia speciosa, 2 liang chestnuts, 2 liang dried oysters, 6 liang pork kidney, appropriate amount of seasoning.
[Method]: Soak and wash Millettia speciosa and cut into sections; blanch the pork kidney; soak and wash the dried oysters clean; peel the chestnuts; put all ingredients into a clay pot, add water and simmer for about 3 hours, then season and eat together with the soup ingredients.
[Dietary therapy effects]: Tonifies the waist and kidneys, strengthens the sinews and bones, nourishes yin and blood.